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Mississippi Roster For 28th Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game
By bryanflynnEarlier today, the coaches and players were announced for the Mississippi roster of the 28th Annual Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. The Mississippi Association of Coaches made the announcement.
The game will be played on Saturday, December 13th in Montgomery, Alabama. The game will be televised on WLBT.
Local metro coach, managers, and players are in bold.
Team Mississippi
Head Coach
Jamie Mitchell (Starkville)
Assistant Coaches
Toby Collums (Itawamba)
Chad Cook (Ripley)
Trent Hammond (Tupelo)
Lance Mancuso (Bassfield)
John Perry (Pearl)
Tony Vance (Hattiesburg)
Scout Coach
Jeff Breland (Lake)
Roster
Armani Linton (Walnut) - DB
Cameron Myers (Oak Grove) - DB
Chris Stamps (Warren Central) - DB
Ephrain Kitchen (South Panola) - DB
Jarvis Wilson (Tupelo) - DB
Richaud Floyd (Gulfport) - DB
Fletcher Adams (Brandon) - DL
Jauan Collins (Pascagoula) - DL
Marshean Joseph (Pascagoula) - DL
D.J. Henderson (Clinton) - DL
Keontye Garner (Murrah) - DL
Michael Godley (Starkville) - K
Fred Walls (Olive Branch) - LB
Joseph Dillon (Tylertown) - LB
Jamal Peters (Bassfield) - LB
Justin Clifton (Tupelo) - LB
Johnathan Abram (East Marion) - LB
Tijan Jallow (Olive Branch) - LB
Leo Lewis (Brookhaven) - LB
Tommy Champion (Callaway) - OL
Jordan Bradford (St. Stanislaus) - OL
Jarien Barksdale (South Panola) - OL
Thad Roberts (Petal) - OL
Ryan Gibson (St. Stanislaus) - OL
Rishard Cook (Hattiesburg) - OL
Javon Patterson (Petal) - OL
Drake Dorbeck (St. Aloysius) - OL
Marquez Griffin (Lake Central) - OL
Austin Riley (DeSoto Central) - P
Brady Davis (Starkville) - QB
J'mar Smith (Meridian) - QB
Darrell Henderson (South Panola) - RB
Ladarious Galloway (Gentry) - RB
Jordan Wright (Pearl) - RB
Terrance Davis (Southaven) - WR
Keenan Barnes (Madison Central) - WR
Willie Hibbler (North Panola) - WR
Malik Dear (Murrah) - WR
Trey Smith (Madison Central) - WR
Raphael Leonard (Starkville) - WR
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Dylan McCollom (South Panola)
Daniel Baxter (Brandon)
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